The Curious Case of a Rash: Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome, a Pediatric Disease in an Adult Patient

Abstract

Introduction: Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome is blistering condition characterized by extensive desquamation and cleavage of the superficial layers of the epidermis which has been well characterized in neonates and children below the age of 6 years. It is a rare syndrome in adults Case Report: A 55 year old female with HIV (CD4 1342), chronic hepatitis C, type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease stage III presented with 7 days of rash. It began on the soles and spread proximally involving her legs, …